walking tours
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The high-lying hill country was shaped by an advancing glacier tongue during the last ice age. The ice pushed layers from the subsoil up into a system of marginal moraines that can be followed from Nordmors over Fur to Himmerland. In the coastal cliffs and in the pier trenches, the internal structure of the marginal moraine can be studied.
The monastery
Due to their size alone, Klosterheden and Kronheden plantations are worth a visit. With a total area of approx. At 6.400 ha, they form one of the largest forest areas in Denmark.
Kilen, Resenborg and Hornet
Kilen is a four kilometer long brackish water lake that has an average depth of 2,9 meters and a maximum depth of 6,5 meters. Since 1856, a road embankment has separated the fjord arm from the rest of the Limfjord.
The varied and hilly terrain with forests and slopes makes the area a great natural experience. The wedge is part of a so-called tunnel valley, which was formed by meltwater from the last Ice Age. Birds have good conditions on and around Kilen, and today it is an exciting area to observe waterfowl.
The area is protected.
Spøttrup Lake and Geddal Strandenge
At the beginning of the 1800s, the Limfjord encircled a large brackish water lake, "Lillefjorden", behind a natural seawall below Geddal town. During the next 100 years, more and more sand and gravel were deposited, so that "Lillefjorden" was gradually transformed into a salt marsh area.
The monastery
The planting of Husby Klitplantage was started in 1858 as part of dampening the sand drift, which at the time caused major problems. Today, the plantation is approx. 1.100 ha or 11 km2
Stråsø Plantage
Between Holstebro, Herning and Ringkøbing lie some of the country's largest forest and heath areas. There are only a few houses and roads in the area, so the silence and the vast expanses seem overwhelming if you move into the exciting area on foot. Stråsø Plantage forms a significant part of the area.
